News and Press Releases of DIW Berlin

European banking landscape between diversity, competition and concentration

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:27:00 +0200

The Berlin School of Economics welcomes the new Ph.D. students with a welcome Event at DIW Berlin

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 12:28:00 +0200

Joint economic forecast autumn 2019: Economy Cools Further – Industry in Recession

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0200

Abstract:

Press release of the project group "Gemeinschaftsdiagnose": German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association, ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich in cooperation with the KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research in cooperation with the Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna

Germany’s leading economics research institutes have revised their forecasts for economic growth in 2019 significantly downward. They expect Germany’s gross domestic product to increase by 0.8%. This is more than one percentage point less than in autumn 2018, when the forecast was still for 1.9% growth. In contrast, the institutes confirm their previous forecast for the year 2020: gross domestic product is expected to increase by 1.8%. These are the results of the Joint Economic Forecast for spring 2019, which will be presented in Berlin on Thursday.

Marcel Fratzscher: „The ECB has sent a strong signal that it takes its mandate seriously“

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 03:39:00 +0200

The ECB has caught many off-guard and has made an unavoidable, yet remarkably determined U-turn. The ECB has sent a strong signal that it takes its mandate seriously and will not be pressured by politicians, but defend its independence. The renewal of the QE program and the promise to keep rates low until the price stability mandate is fulfilled will imply many more years of low rates. The decision takes the pressure off the future ECB President Christine Lagarde to act swiftly. The German government should take the ECB’s request for more expansionary fiscal policy seriously. The ECB needs the support of fiscal policy for its monetary policy to be effective. Germany does not want to help – for instance by raising public investment and reducing its current account surplus - while other countries cannot. With its excessively high savings Germany shares responsibility for the low interest rates. Not the ECB but governments and regulators are responsible for tackling the negative side effects of monetary policy.

Vera Zipperer has successfully defended her dissertation

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 02:01:00 +0200

Vera Zipperer, who works at the Climate Policy department, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Technische Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Creating innovation incentives through environmental policies: An economic analysis" was supervised by Prof. Karsten Neuhoff, Ph.D. (DIW Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin) and Prof. Simone Borghesi, Ph.D. (European University Institute).

We congratulate Vera on her success and wish her all the best for her future career.

Berlin School of Economics Kick-Off!

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:36:00 +0200

On thursday September 19, 2019, the Berlin School of Economics will have its official opening ceremony at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin!

For this special occasion, we are glad to welcome Nobel Laureate Jean Tirole, who will be holding the keynote address.

This event signifies the official start of a joint Berlin-wide career development program and celebrates all those who have made it possible.

We look forward to an evening of friends, colleagues and new guests!

To register please follow the link.

Lagarde’s ECB Must Modernize

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:00 +0200

Pauline Affeldt has successfully defended her dissertation

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:09:00 +0200

Pauline Affeldt, who works at the Firms and Markets department, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Technische Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Three Essays on the Economics of Merger Control" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Tomaso Duso (DIW Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Radosveta Ivanova-Stenzel (Technische Universität Berlin).

We congratulate Pauline on her success and wish her all the best for her future career!

Julia Schmieder Receives Two Prizes for her Research

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:14:00 +0200

The Vienna University of Economics and Business has awarded Julia Schmieder from the Public Economics department with the Prize for Young Researchers, as well as the Prize for Outstanding Contributions to the Economic Policy Debate in Austria.

The Graduate Center and its dean Prof. Weizsäcker congratulate her on the success!

Marcel Fratzscher: „The weakness of the euro area gives the ECB no choice“

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:45:00 +0200

The ECB has signaled a reversal in its policy direction. The economic weakness of the euro area gives the ECB no choice but to return to a more expansionary monetary policy stance. I expect the ECB to implement a package of measures in September, including an initial deposit rate cut and a subsequent revival of sovereign bond purchases. Germany’s industrial weakness is making it one of the weakest links in the euro area. The German government needs to reverse course on fiscal policy. Germany’s position has been for too long to rely on ECB support while complaining about low interest rates at the same time. It is high time for the German government to implement a fiscal stimulus in order to counteract high global risks and uncertainty.

Mara Barschkett Receives a Scholarship from the Network for Old Age Provision

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:05:00 +0200

Mara Berschkett, from the Graduate Center has been granted a scholarship from the Network for Old Age Provision (Forschungsnetzwerk Alterssicherung) from Ocotber 2019 on.

The Dean of the Graduate Center, Prof. Weizsäcker congratulates her on the success!

Jakob Miethe has successfully defended his dissertation

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:55:00 +0200

Jakob Miethe, who works at the International Economics department, has successfully defended his dissertation at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Offshore Finance and the Economics of Regulation and Reform" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Lukas Menkhoff (DIW Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, Ph.D. (DIW Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).

We congratulate Jakob on his success and wish him all the best for his future career!

Julia Schmieder has successfully defended her dissertation

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:40:00 +0200

Julia Schmieder, who works at the Public Economics department, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Essays in Labor and Demographic Economics" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Peter Haan (DIW Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Andrea Weber (Central European University).

We congratulate Julia on her success and wish her all the best for her future career.

Martin Bruns has successfully defended his dissertation

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:04:00 +0200

Martin Bruns, who works at the Forecasting and Economic Policy department, has successfully defended his dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Essays in Empirical Macroeconomics: Identification in Vector Autoregressive Models and Robust Inference in Early Warning Systems" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Helmut Lütkepohl (DIW Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Dieter Nautz (Freie Universität Berlin).

We congratulate Martin on his success and wish him all the best for his future career!

Tatsiana Kliatskova has successfully defended her dissertation

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:19:00 +0200

Tatsiana Kliatskova, who works at the Macroeconomics department, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Essays in International Finance" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Helmut Lütkepohl (DIW Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, Ph.D. (DIW Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).

We congratulate Tatsiana on her success and wish her all the best for her future career.

Khalid ElFayoumi has successfully defended his dissertation

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:06:00 +0200

Khalid ElFayoumi, who works at the Macroeconomics department, has successfully defended his dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Heterogeneity in Macro-Finance: The Role of Disaggregate Dynamics in Aggregate Fluctuations" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Helmut Lütkepohl (DIW Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, Ph.D. (DIW Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).

We congratulate Khalid on his success and wish him all the best for his future career!

Germany’s economic model is not the problem

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:06:00 +0200

Increasing numbers of older individuals in Germany burdened by housing costs

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0200

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Housing costs have risen sharply since 1996, especially for renters - Two thirds of older renting households spend over 30 percent of their income on rent compared with 38 percent in 1996 – People living alone in particular are affected by high housing costs

Maria Metzing has successfully defended her dissertation

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:49:00 +0200

Maria Metzing, who works at the SOEP department, has successfully defended his dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Essays on Inequality: Income Distribution, (Just) Taxation and Well-being" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Carsten Schröder (DIW Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Ronnie Schöb (Freie Universität Berlin). We congratulate Maria on her success and wish her all the best for her future career!

Cortnie Anne Shupe has successfully defended her dissertation

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:07:00 +0200

Cortnie Anne Shupe, who worked at the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) department, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin.

The dissertation with the title "Household Finances and Labor Supply: The Role of Public Policies" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Carsten Schröder (Freie Universität Berlin, DIW Berlin) and Prof. David Neumark, PhD (University of California Irvine, Institute of Labor Economics).

We congratulate Cortnie on her success and wish her all the best for her future career.